Combined rubber and legging



March 14, 1933. Q BERRY 1,901,492

COMBINE-2D RUBBER AND LEGGING Filed 'NOV. 11, 1930 lhvehlor: Cimrlas-EBerrg,

Patented Mar.14,1933 a I 1,901,492

UNIT-ED'STATES PATENT OFFICE I CHARLES 1F. BERRY, 015 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS COMBINED RUBBER AND LEGGING Application filed November 11, 1980. Serial No. 494,903.

This invention relates to combined rubbers The bottom 12 of the legging 13 is cementand leggings forminga wading bootparticued, vulcanized or otherwise secured to the larly adapted for the use of women, and outside of the upper portion 11 of the rubhas for its object the production of a rubber ber 10, as shownin the drawing.

having an upward extension fitting the leg This legging 13 may be of any color deof the wearer and made of thin material sired but preferably is of the same color as adapted .to be rolled, this material preferably that of the stocking worn by the wearer. being stretchable. When in the extended positionshown in This object is attained in the article illus- Fig. 1, the rubber and legging is watertight trated in the accompanying drawing. and makes it possible for the wearer to wade For the purpose of illustrating the invenin streams as is often necessary in fishing tion, one preferred form thereof is illustratand other sports. ed in the drawing, this form having been The wearer can also wade through deep found to give satisfactory and reliable repuddles without wetting the feet and 15 sults, although it is to be understood that stocking. the various instrumentalities of which the 'The upper'end of the legging 13 is pro invention consists ban be variously arranged videcl with a flap 15 turned inwardly and y and organized, and the invention is not limdownwardly as indicated "more clearly in ited to the precise arrangement and organiza- Fig. 4 and the lower edge of this flap 15 20 tion of these instrumentalities as herein is cemented, vulcanized or otherwise secured shown and described except as required by to the inner face of said legging. the scope of the appended claims. Between the legging 13 and flap 15 is dis- Of the drawing: posed a garter 16 of material having a great- Figure 1 represents an elevation of a comer degree of resiliency than that of the leg- 25 bined rubber and legging shown upon a leg. ging itself, and therefore is disconnected Figure 2 represents a similar elevation from the legging being loosely confined in the showing the legging rolled down about the upper edges thereof. ankle. When the legging 13 is extended as in Fig.

Figure 3 representsan enlarged elevation 1, the garter 16 will retain it in place with- 30 of the rubber and showing in section the lowout binding on the leg and the legging itself 30 er portion of the legging attached thereto, will stretch only enough to; conform to the and shape of the leg without wrinkles.

Figure 4 represents a vertical section on When it is unnecessary to have the legging line 4, 4, on Fig. 1. extended its full length, it may be'rolled Similar characters indicate like parts downwardly about the ankle as shown at 17 throughout the several figures of th in Fig. 2, leaving the stocking 14 exposed drawing. and giving the appearance of an anklet sock In the drawing, 10 is a rubber shoe which V the king 14- may be of any well lmown construction or vi ly, e StOCklIlg may be rolled shape. downwardly on the leg to any point intermc- To the upper part 11 of the rubber shoe diate the top of the legging and the ankle and is secured the lower end 12 of a legging 13 the resilient garter 16 will retain the roll at shayiled to fit the leg of the wearer. any position desired.

T e legging 13 is preferably made of thin The legging 13 may be made tubular andv stretchable material such as rubber. then secured to the rubber shoe 10, or it may When on the leg and extended its full bemade-from a flat piece suitably shaped length, the legging 13 will cover most of the and then seamed by having its opposite edges stocking 14 on the leg and protect it from cemented, vulcanized or otherwise secured tobeing discolored by s lashes of mud and gether. I

Water from passing ve icles. The legging 13 may be made attached to the rubber or it may be sold with cement on the inner face of its lower end ready to be stretched over any rubber shoe and then secured thereto by said cement.

The material of the legging 13 is so thin that when not in use it may be rolled down Within the rubber shoe 10 and occupy very little space when stored in a closet or being carried in a suitcase or the like.

Being made of such thin material the legging when applied to the rubber shoe adds very little to the weight of the rubber shoeitself.

It is self-evident that the combined rubber shoe and legging has all the advantages of amuch heavier rubber boot while it has many advantages not possessed by a rubber boot.

For instance, the leg of a rubber boot is continually flapping about the leg which is very objectionable, while the present legging fits the leg and overcomes this objection.

A rubber boot is heavy and the present article is very light in Weight and while the rubber boot occupies considerable space, the space that the present article occupies is reduced to a minimum.

No comfort can be obtained by wearing a rubber boot over an ordinary shoe while the present article may be worn over the wearers shoe with no discomfort.

It is believed that the many advantages of the present invention will be understood readily without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a wading boot consisting of a rubber shoe having a high upper adapted to enclose the entire foot of a wearer and having hermetically secured to said upper well above the sole of the shoe a tubular leg covering composed of seamless stretchable material adapted to fit closely over the leg of the wearer and provided with an inturned upper end in which an elastic garter is loosely confined.

Signed by me at 294 Washington Street,

Boston, Massachusetts, this 8th day of N avember, 1930.

CHARLES F. BERRY. 

